Back End Developer

Scorpion Therapeutics; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Unlimited PTO

Parental leave

401k matching

Incentive compensation

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics is seeking a Full Stack Developer to design, build, and maintain scalable web applications with Ruby on Rails and modern frontend technologies (VueJS/ReactJS/TypeScript). You will develop RESTful APIs and GraphQL services, collaborate with business stakeholders, and ensure secure authentication and scalable architectures.

You will work with PostgreSQL/MySQL and NoSQL databases, integrate Salesforce and payment gateways, and contribute to CI/CD pipelines on AWS.

Qualifications

• 4+ years as a Full Stack Developer with backend Ruby on Rails and frontend JS frameworks.
• Experience building RESTful and GraphQL services with attention to performance.
• Strong collaboration with stakeholders and ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable full stack apps using Rails and modern frontend.
• Build responsive UIs with Vue/React/TS and CSS frameworks.
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and GraphQL services.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand workflows and build scalable solutions.
• Develop reusable frontend components and scalable backend architectures.
• Work with relational and NoSQL databases.
• Integrate Salesforce, Stripe/Authorize.net.
• Implement secure authentication and RBAC.
• Set up CI/CD pipelines and AWS deployment.
• Participate in code reviews and testing (Cypress).

Skills

Ruby on Rails

Vue.js

React.js

TypeScript

REST/GraphQL

AWS

CI/CD

PostgreSQL/MySQL

NoSQL (MongoDB)

Tools

BlueprintJS

TailwindCSS

Bootstrap

Nuxt/Next.js

Cypress

Job description

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable full stack web applications using Ruby on Rails and modern frontend technologies
• Build responsive, high-performance user interfaces using VueJS, ReactJS, TypeScript, BlueprintJS, TailwindCSS, and/or Bootstrap
• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs and GraphQL services for internal applications and third-party integrations
• Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand workflows and build scalable technical solutions
• Develop reusable frontend components and scalable backend architectures following best practices
• Work with relational and NoSQL databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB)
• Integrate and maintain Salesforce integrations and data synchronization workflows
• Integrate third-party services and payment gateways (Stripe, Authorize.net)
• Build secure authentication, authorization, and role-based access systems
• Implement automated testing/QA including Cypress
• Optimize for scalability, reliability, performance, and security
• Work with AWS (EC2, API Gateway, Lambda, RDS, S3) and develop CI/CD pipelines and Git-based workflows
• Participate in code reviews, debugging, and continuous improvements
• Ensure compliance with healthcare/data security standards including HIPAA, GDPR, and 21 CFR Part 11
• Support ETL/data processing workflows involving clinical/healthcare datasets

Qualifications (Required):

• 4+ years as a Full Stack Developer
• Strong Ruby/Rails; frontend with VueJS, ReactJS, TypeScript
• Experience with BlueprintJS, TailwindCSS, and/or Bootstrap
• REST/GraphQL development; GraphiQL/API debugging
• PostgreSQL/MySQL and NoSQL (MongoDB/DynamoDB)
• Familiarity with Nuxt/Next.js or similar; Cypress testing
• Salesforce API integration; Stripe/Authorize.net
• Git and CI/CD; familiarity with AWS deployment
• Strong problem-solving, independent/collaborative work, communication, and analytical skills

Preferred:

• Pharmaceutical/biotech/healthcare experience; clinical systems/ETL knowledge
• Enterprise SaaS/workflow automation; Docker/Kubernetes/serverless
• Understanding compliance/data security; scalable, secure cloud-native app design

Benefits (explicitly stated):

• Health insurance, unlimited paid time off, parental leave, 401k matching, incentive compensation